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Old 07-04-2005, 04:14 PM   #29
VanimaEdhel
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Originally Posted by Tirno
The notion of pointed Elvish ears is supported by a small snippet in the Elvish Etymologies. In the entry LAS, the stem for leaf (which is seen in Legolas "Greenleaf"), Tolkien mentions that Elves have pointed and leaf-shaped ears.
The question now has to be asked: "Did Legolas have green ears then?" Hmm...dark hair and green ears or blonde hair and human-colored ears? I'm sorry, kind of one of those questions in jest that you just have to ask.
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